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Finland's president hails 'ingenious' plan to seize frozen Russian assets for Ukraine

Alexander Stubb has hailed an EU proposal to confiscate frozen Russian assets unless Russia agrees to pay war reparations to Ukraine. But Belgium calls the plan "problematic."

Euronews

Why Ukraine should avoid copying Finland’s 1944 path to peace with Moscow

The Finnish president, Alexander Stubb, recently drew parallels between his country’s experience from its conflicts with the Soviet Union during the second world war and Ukraine’s current struggle against Russian aggression. The analogy has gained considerable traction.

The Conversation

Hungary refuses to stop buying Russian oil despite Trump’s Nato demand

Foreign minister says getting energy supplies elsewhere is a ‘nice dream’ while describing western European officials as ‘fanatics’

The Guardian - UK

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Finnish President says European countries must be ready to fight Russia

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The Independent UK

European countries must be ready to fight Russia, says Finnish president

The Finnish leader said new security guarantees being discussed could see European countries engage militarily with Russia

The Independent UK

Security guarantees for Ukraine require readiness to fight Russia, says Finland’s president

Exclusive: Alexander Stubb says a plausible deterrent and ‘American backstop’ are needed in the event of a future peace deal

The Guardian - UK

Emergency UN security council meeting convened after Russian drone incursion into Poland

Numerous European countries offer support but some allies dispute whether incident was deliberate attack

The Guardian - UK

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: ‘Terrorist’ Putin is just playing games with Trump, warns Zelensky

Ukrainian president rejects Putin’s invitation to hold peace talks in Moscow

The Independent UK

Zelenskyy on security guarantees shuttle as fighting rages in Ukraine war

UK’s Starmer and France’s Macron will co-host a virtual meeting for the ‘coalition of the willing’ on Thursday

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war briefing: Russian troops inside Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine says

Fighting under way, Ukrainian military confirms, in central oblast that is not part of Russia’s illegal annexation. What we know on day 1,281

The Guardian - AU

Work with partners on security guarantees ‘must be accelerated,’ Zelenskyy says - as it happened

Specifics on Ukraine’s defence should be detailed ‘in near future’ as Finnish president says Russia deploying a ‘typical’ delaying tactic

The Guardian - UK

‘For Russians, Nato is next to Satan’: Finnish guards on alert at Russia border

North Karelia force says fence dividing Finland and Russia is no Berlin Wall – but it is now a key geopolitical faultline

The Guardian - UK

How Europe Tried To Speak Trump

A careful selection of cast and roles and a clear strategy to avoid deadlocks.

International Business Times

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,272

Here are the key events on day 1,272 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

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The Guardian - AU

White House considering Budapest for Putin-Zelenskyy bilateral, report suggests – as it happened

Spokeswoman refuses to confirm possible location for talks, says Trump ‘definitively’ rules out US troops in Ukraine but remains open to air support

The Independent UK

The Latest: European leaders arrive for White House meeting on Russia-Ukraine war

Ukraine’s future could hinge on a hastily assembled meeting at the White House as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy brings an extraordinary cadre of European leaders with him to show U.S. President Donald Trump a united front against Russia

The Independent UK

Voices: What does Europe’s ‘Z-Team’ hope to get from its Trump showdown?

COMMENT: The delegation of European leaders who will fight Zelensky’s corner as the US president decides Ukraine’s fate could still play a blinder – but however heartening the show of solidarity, they are but supplicants, says Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

Trump’s critics say Putin ‘flattered’ Trump at the Alaska summit. Europe’s leaders aim to do the same

NEWS ANALYSIS: Trump’s meeting with Putin rolled back key red lines that Zelensky says Ukraine won’t cross. But Europe could be relying on Trump to flip-flop once again, writes John Bowden

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The Independent UK

Democrat Senator said Alaska summit was ‘great day’ for Russia: Putin was ‘absolved of his crimes in front of the world’

Putin came to America for a ‘photo opp’ and legitimization, and received both from Trump, says Murphy

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskyy faces daunting trip to the White House – but this time he won’t be alone

Dream team of European leaders will be with the Ukrainian president, seeking to show a united front when they meet Donald Trump

The Guardian - UK

Swedish PM’s private address revealed by Strava data shared by bodyguards

Data made public by Ulf Kristersson’s security revealed his location, routes and movements over several years

Euronews

Europe’s leaders call for talks, but Iran says diplomacy’s been blown away

European leaders are treading a delicate line between tepid support for the US strikes, with entreaties for a return to diplomacy. The Iranians don't seem eager to return to negotiations however.

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s Russia sanctions refusal leaves Europe with few options but to wait

Frustration is growing amid increasing signs US could wash its hands of Ukraine, but some observers counsel patience

International Business Times

Deference And Disputes: How Leaders Get On With Trump

When foreign leaders meet with Donald Trump, they are walking a tightrope: They can be welcomed with open arms or be publicly belittled.

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: president faces intensifying criticism over Qatar plane gift

Top Democrat condemns ‘flying grift’ as senior Republicans join chorus of disapproval – key US politics stories from Sunday 18 May at a glance

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